India
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Australia = 1×
India
vs
Australia
Overall verdict
India is about 0.56× Australia.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means India is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Australia
Australia = 1×
India is pricier →
Australia
Australia = 1×
India is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In India, Gasoline 1L costs 0.9× what it does in Australia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.91India
A$1.64
USD 1.128Australia
A$1.80
USD 1.239
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.88India
A$1,229
INR 82,900Australia
A$1,399
AUD 1,399
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.72India
A$1.48
USD 1.018Australia
A$2.06
USD 1.421
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.49India
A$44.47
INR 2,999Australia
A$89.95
AUD 89.95
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.44India
A$0.07
USD 0.048Australia
A$0.16
USD 0.108
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.44India
A$3.75
INR 227Australia
A$8.50
AUD 8.5
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.30India
A$0.11
USD 0.077Australia
A$0.37
USD 0.259
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in INR
190 → 227
190 → 227
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+8%
in AUD
It rose 19% in local currency, but 8% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not India's inflation.
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